Santa Clara Valley Water District Climate Change Portal

Progress Report of the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

(Mar. 2010) (United States.) Published: March 16, 2010

State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Climate change threatens species in many different ecosystems. (United States. Fish and Wildlife Service) Published: March 11, 2010

AB32: Analysis of the Net Impact On California Jobs

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Analysis of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). "In our response, we briefly summarize the basic provisions of AB 32 and its planned implementation through the California Air Resources Board's (CARB's) Scoping Plan (SP), discuss the avenues by which the SP would potentially affect California jobs, and present the jobs-related effects of the SP as estimated by CARB. We then comment on CARB?s analysis and offer our own view about how the SP might affect jobs." (California. Legislative Analyst's Office) Published: March 4, 2010

Ask the Climate Question: Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Urban Regions

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

What local governments are doing to plan for, and adapt to, climate change. Published: June 1, 2009

California Climate Stress Reports

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Reports on projected climate changes in specific areas, such as the San Francisco Bay Area. Also has state drought and heat stress maps. (The Nature Conservancy) Published: April 28, 2009

Water-Energy-Climate Nexus: Systems Thinking and Virtuous Circles

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

How energy use and water use contribute to climate change and what water officials can do to break out of that circle. (Retamal, M., et al., 2009) Published: October 25, 2009

Literature Synthesis on Climate Change Implications for Reclamation's Water Resources

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Reviews projected effects on the runoff and surface water supplies, flood control, hydropower, fisheries and wildlife, surface water quality, groundwater, and water demand in the West. (United States. Bureau of Reclamation) Published: February 22, 2010

Water and Climate: Observations from Seattle

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

How Seattle Public Utilities is downscaling global climate models to make projections for the region. (Kersnar, J. and P. Fleming, 2009) Published: September 21, 2009

Updated Principles and Guidelines for Water and Land Related Resources Implementation Studies

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

"The proposal calls for the development of water resources projects to be based on sound science, increased consideration of both monetary and non-monetary benefits to justify and select a project, improved transparency, and consideration of nonstructural approaches that can solve the flooding problem without adversely impacting floodplain functions. The proposal would also expand the scope of the Principles and Guidelines to cover all Federal agencies that undertake water resource projects." (White House Council on Environmental Quality) (United States.) Published: December 3, 2009

Climatic context and ecological implications of summer fog decline in the coast redwood region

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

"By using a long-term index of daily maximum land temperatures, we infer a 33% reduction in fog frequency since the early 20th century. We present tree physiological data suggesting that coast redwood and other ecosystems along the United States west coast may be increasingly drought stressed under a summer climate of reduced fog frequency and greater evaporative demand." Published: February 16, 2010

Climate Ready Water Utilities Working Group

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Developing recommendations for utilities' mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change. Extensive bibliography of references. (United States. Environmental Protection Agency) Published: February 4, 2010

State and Local Climate and Energy Program

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

"EPA's State and Local Climate and Energy Program provides technical assistance, analytical tools, and outreach support to state, local, and tribal governments." Includes advice on reducing emissions, case studies, GHG inventories, climate action plans. (United States. Environmental Protection Agency) Published: February 18, 2010

Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Advice for companies. (GreenBiz.com, Nov. 2009) Published: November 1, 2009

Lessons Learned: Creating the Chicago Climate Action Plan

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

(July 2009) Published: July 1, 2009

California's Water Storage Problem, the Underworld, and the Body

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Considers whether we can adapt to climate change impacts by storing more runoff underground. (UC Davis Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources newsletter, Fall 2009) (University of California, Davis) Published: October 1, 2009